The Double Hour

Oct 9, 2009

1h 35m

★ 6.1

A romance. A robbery. A mystery.

Overview

A chambermaid and a former cop meet at a speed dating event and a romance develops. But during a romantic getaway things suddenly take a turn for the worse when her mysterious past is revealed.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

Indigo Film

Medusa Film

The Double Hour Trailers

Cast

Sonia

Kseniya Rappoport

Guido

Filippo Timi

Margherita

Antonia Truppo

Riccardo

Gaetano Bruno

Bruno

Fausto Russo Alesi

Dante

Michele Di Mauro

Hotel deputy director

Lorenzo Gioielli

Redhead at speed date

Lidia Vitale

Man at speed date

Giampiero Judica

Man at speed date

Roberto Accornero

Marisa

Lucia Poli

Priest / Father

Giorgio Colangeli

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